National (curling)

Boost National
Established2002
2023 host cityWestville Road, Nova Scotia
2023 arenaPictou County Wellness Centre
Men's purseCAD$200,000
Women's purseCAD$200,000
Current champions (2023)
MenItaly Joël Retornaz
WomenSouth Korea Gim Eun-ji
Current edition
Grand Slam of Curling events
Former events:

The National, currently referred to as the KIOTI National for sponsorship reasons, is a curling tournament that is one of the five events that are part of the Grand Slam of Curling tour, and one of its four "majors".[1]

Format

Beginning in 2022, the event features 16 men's and 16 women's teams. The top 16 (or 15 if there's a sponsors exemption) teams on the World Curling Federation's Order of Merit qualify. In some cases a "sponsors exemption" is permitted, in which a local team is picked to compete.[2] The 16 teams are divided into four groups of four teams, and the top eight teams overall advance to a single elimination playoff.[3] In 2021, the event was a 16 team triple knockout event before the 8 team playoff. From 2015 to 2019, the event had 15 teams divided into three groups of five teams. From 2007 to 2014, the event had three pools of six teams each.

Past champions

Men

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse (CAD)
2002 M&M Meat Shops National Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell British Columbia Greg McAulay, Brent Pierce, Bryan Miki, Jody Sveistrup Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $100,000
2003 National Quebec Martin Ferland, Pierre Charette, Michel Ferland, Marco Berthelot Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell Humboldt, Saskatchewan $100,000
2004 National (Jan.) Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould Prince Albert, Saskatchewan $100,000
2004 BDO Curling Classic (Nov.) Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould Hamilton, Ontario $100,000
2005 National Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner, Phil Loevenmark, Scott Bailey Saskatchewan Pat Simmons, Jeff Sharp, Ben Hebert, Steve Laycock Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia $100,000
2007 National (Mar.) Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Alberta Blake MacDonald, Kevin Koe, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia $100,000
2007 National (Dec.) Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert Alberta Blake MacDonald, Kevin Koe, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia $100,000
2008 National Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey* Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab Quebec City, Quebec $100,000
2010 National (Jan.) Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab Alberta David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque Guelph, Ontario $100,000
2010 Swiss Chalet National (Dec.) Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould Vernon, British Columbia $100,000
2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites National Ontario Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert Dawson Creek, British Columbia $100,000
2013 National Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols Manitoba Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia $100,000
2014 Syncrude National (Mar.) Ontario Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Brett Gallant, Adam Casey, Geoff Walker Fort McMurray, Alberta $100,000
2014 Syncrude National (Nov.) Manitoba Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Ontario Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $100,000
2015 National Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Manitoba Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson Oshawa, Ontario $100,000
2016 Boost National[4] Ontario Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Manitoba Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $125,000
2017 Boost National Scotland Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. South Korea Kim Chang-min, Seong Se-hyeon, Oh Eun-soo, Lee Ki-bok Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $125,000
2018 Boost National Scotland Ross Paterson, Kyle Waddell, Duncan Menzies, Michael Goodfellow Scotland Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador $125,000
2019 Boost National Ontario Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador $150,000
2021 Boost National Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker Scotland Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. Chestermere, Alberta $150,000
2022 Boost National Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E. J. Harnden, Geoff Walker Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren North Bay, Ontario $150,000
2023 KIOTI National Italy Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren Westville Road, Nova Scotia $200,000

*Maxime Elmaleh curled for the team in the final.

Women

Year Winning team Runner-up team Location Purse (CAD)
2015 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Ontario Tracy Fleury, Crystal Webster, Jenna Walsh, Jenn Horgan Oshawa, Ontario $100,000
2016[5] Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Selena Kaatz, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $100,000
2017 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen Alberta Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Scheidegger, Kristie Moore Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario $125,000[6]
2018 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador $100,000
2019 Sweden Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Laura Walker Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador $150,000
2021 Sweden Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs Manitoba Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish Chestermere, Alberta $150,000
2022 Switzerland Alina Pätz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann Manitoba Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris North Bay, Ontario $150,000
2023 South Korea Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji Ontario Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Westville Road, Nova Scotia $200,000

References

  1. ^ "Eight Ends: Ultimate guide to the Boost National". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15.
  2. ^ "Format and Qualification". Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  3. ^ "Format and Qualification". Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  4. ^ CurlingZone
  5. ^ CurlingZone
  6. ^ "Jones scores 2nd straight Grand Slam title at National". www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-23.


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